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Lights

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Lights

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Lights, they bend and

Lights, they bend and jump and always move really fast

Colors emerge light box had me in their grasp

We be rocking, we be rocking, rockin' in the car

Lights in sky, goddess bumping the sitar

These lights, yeah, these lights, yeah

Green color, looking nice, yeah

Turn it up too loud all the lights will turn red

If you upstairs you can hear it in the bed

Rainbows in my vision

Move into the rhythm

Electric shadows in my ears

Got me dancing spinning

Northern lights on my mind, all the colors rhyme

Loving me all the time keep that on your timeline

I keep my distance, even though I shine

For me to tell you things, you need to be the right kind

Even though it's clear like a street sign

Some people don't get it so I keep 'em in line

It's good to take a minute and take it all in

It's so important sometimes that I blow off steam

Got to get another sweater from my helicopter

Got to get a closer look at what they all stick at

Doesn't need some lights that I used to trick out

I got them from a Chinese dude I went to check out

People need to get them, man, and put some in your pocket

You might need some later when you finally unlock it

Lights they bend and jump and always move really fast

Colors emerge light box had me in their grasp

We be rocking, we be rocking, rockin' in the car

Lights in sky, goddess bumping the sitar

Lights on ring, cameras and things

Flashing like bling love, loving when I sing

Sparkles on the charcoal

As a fire lit up

Headlights off a power in the city lit up

All I wanna do

All I wanna do

All I wanna do

Is roll through the city, stargazing with you

Lights a selector

Original nutter

I used to be a bad girl, now I'm even better!

I don't keep no Beretta

I don't sell like a shotta

I don't often Twitter - they still see me as a threater

I'm counter to the counter, put your money on the counter

I'm standing at the counter, say "Hi" to my hunter

I did as freaking santa

I eat at Benihana

I can make 'em feel good, I'm runnin' youth centers

I'm aiming for the center, sending light beams to sender

I think we can make it, now sip a little winner

Lights, they bend and jump and always move really fast

Colors emerge light box had me in their grasp

We be rocking, we be rocking, rockin' in the car

Lights in sky, goddess bumping the sitar

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